Etymology

hotness

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Today it means: The condition of being hot, heat. Full definition →

Middle English hotnes ← Old English hātnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhātnes“hotness, heat”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhotnes
  3. English todayhotness

From Middle English hotnes, from Old English hātnes (“hotness, heat”), equivalent to hot + -ness.

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